Mercha kefula

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Mercha kefula
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cantillation
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Mercha kefula (Template:Langx, with variant English spellings) is a rare cantillation mark that occurs 5 times in the Torah (once in Genesis, once in Exodus, once in Leviticus, and twice in Numbers) and once in the Haftarah (for Behaalotecha and for the intermediate Shabbat for Chanukah, in the Book of Zechariah.)

The Hebrew words Script error: No such module "Lang". translate into English as double mercha. This name is given since the mark that is used appears like two merchas.

Purpose

Dr. David Weisberg suggested[1] that the merkha kefula mark is found on words that refer to an aggadic tale. For instance, he claimed[1] that the merkha kefula of Script error: No such module "Bibleverse". is meant to remind the reader of the aggadic legend that the high priest Joshua was literally thrown into a furnace (as recorded in the Template:Cite Talmud).

Occurrences

The Merkha kefula mark appears in the following locations in the Torah:

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It also occurs in the Haftarah at Script error: No such module "Bibleverse"., read on the (first, if there are two) Shabbat for Chanukah and for Parashat Behaalotecha.

Total occurrences

Book Number of appearances
Torah 5[2]
   Genesis 1[2]
   Exodus 1[2]
   Leviticus 1[2]
   Numbers 2[2]
   Deuteronomy 0[2]
Nevi'im 3[3]
Ketuvim 4[3]

The Merkha kefulah note occurs a total of 14 times according to the Leningrad Codex. They are:[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Weisberg, David. “The Rare Accents of the Twenty-One Books.” The Jewish Quarterly Review, vol. 56, no.5, ser. 3, 1966, pp. 59-60
  2. ^ a b c d e f Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 6
  3. ^ a b Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Concordance ..., Volume 1 By James D. Price, page 5
  4. ^ Weisberg, David. “The Rare Accents of the Twenty-One Books.” The Jewish Quarterly Review, vol. 56, no. 4, ser. 2, 1966, pp. 320-321

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